Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
The OL-18H from Ocean Leader Development has what they call a Magic Mirror technology for it’s screen. This makes a way for the screen to disappear when not in use. The screen is a 1.8 inch TFT and the device can play many a format such as MP3, MP4, AVI, MPV as well as other formats. Details on pricing are not given.
Via: PMPToday
This cool t-shirt has a wifi signal detector built in. When walking around the t-shirt will display the strength of wi-fi signals around you. This will save valuable minutes as it hunts for a signal for you. Once you see the signal bars increase you can then whip out the laptop and get working away. Too bad it doesn’t show the SSID’s and if WEP is enabled. It will detect 802.11b or 802.11g signals. Also the t-shirt is machine washable. Just make sure you take out the battery pack and screen before putting it through a spin cycle. 3 AAA batteries will power this beast for several hours.
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Over at CEATEC in Tokyo a 37mm thick JVC screen was unveiled. It’s a 42 inch LCD and extremely thin. Release date for this screen is Spring 2008 which is not too far away. For a demonstration check out the video after the jump.
This phone is a COOL idea which uses eInk to create a keypad. The benefit of this is that eInk doesn’t require battery power except when changing what is on the key. This will allow the keypad to be changed and to be a screen but with out draining the resources of the battery. Things to hope for are tactile feed back from the keys as tapping on a touch screen can sometimes be frustrating and even more so, for sending text messages.
Via: UberGizmo
This mannequin is different to any other I have seen. It actually runs on the spot to demonstrate the clothing in motion. Several modes are available which can see the mannequin walk, jog, run and cycle. This is a one of a kind mannequin and would certainly grab attention of passers by. Costing £5639.98 you wont be buying this for your home.
Product Page Via: NerdApproved
360 Desktop is a program which extends your Windows desktop beyond the limits of the screen. It allows for an almost unlimited sized desktop which allows for more room to spread out your work. Images can be used for the backdrop to allow for more of a panoramic effect which from the video demonstration, does look quite cool. To try and imagine how it works, just think of a big circle which your screen has access to a part of. Rotate it around to see various other parts. This is one tool to look out for.
For a full demonstration of what 360 Desktop is, check out the video below.
Via: 360Desktop
This old 8-bit NES cartridge has been converted in to a wall clock. The idea is quite cool and has brass hands attached to a quartz motor which is then put inside the old Nintendo NES game. It costs $18 and mounts on to a recycled acrylic stand. I like this one!!!
Via: GeekAlerts
The perfect type of wrist rest has to be French Bread. The baguette shaped wrist rest isn’t actually made of bread though. It is made from foam rubber which its size is ideal to keep your wrists comfortable while writing.
Via: BoingBoing
Scientists at the University of Calgary recently created a computer model of a human body. The body resides in a virtual reality room known as a Research Holodeck where the the 4D model floats in space by being projected from three walls and the floor. When created, the model had 10 times resolution of any other in the market. For a more detailed explanation check out ScienceDaily who have a full report of the CAVEMan.
My first impressions of the image above was that it was a gold shiney matress. I was wrong 🙂 You are actually looking at a 500GB external gold hard drive from LaCie. It uses USB 2.0 to connect which allows for fast file transfer. Other then that it is fairly standard but just jazzed up a little. I can imagine the looks you get as you whip out a gold hard drive from your laptop case in a business meeting. The gold hard drive will cost $189 and be available towards the end of this month.
Via: LaCie
A cool concept idea has landed from Yanko Design again. This time it is the Green Shredder. The green shredder is pretty much a normal paper shredder with a twist. Once it has diced and sliced up your paper it then recycles the paper and makes it in to useable paper such as post it notes and what not. Cool idea… will it happen? Not sure. Still a great idea though.
Via: Yanko Design
The Wallet Pix is a credit card sized photo viewer. It can store 58 wallet sized pictures in memory and has batteries included. It uses plug and play software allowing you to quickly connect it to transfer images. It can auto switch off to save batteries and it will resize images to fit the screen.
Product Page Via: LinkNotes and Random Good Stuff
